Curling-iron



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B. P. ANGELL.

OURLING' IRON.

Patented Jan. 28, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC EDIVARD F. ANGELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GVURLING-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 420,325, dated January28, 1890.

Application filed April 2, 1889. Serial No. 305,732. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD F. ANGELL, a citizen of the United States andresident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Curling-Irons, for which Idesire to secure Letters Patent, and of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a handle for curling-ironswhich will control the movement of the jaws and will not readily becomeheated.

In the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of thisspecification, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my curling-iron,dotted lines showing the position of the parts with the jaw lifted. Fig.2 is a cross-section through the line 00 a), showing a preferred form ofconstruction. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a slightly-different formof construction. Fig. 4 is a cross-section of the heatingbar andretaining -jaw. Fig. 5 shows still another form of the handle.

My curling-ironconsists of the solid heatingbar B, attached to the stem1), which is much smaller in cross-section, and of the movableretaining-jaw C, concavo-convex in cross-see tion, of substantially thesame length as the bar 13, adjusted to fit closely thereon and beingpivoted to the rearward end of the said bar at 0 The jaw C is alsoprovided with an obliquely-extended arm 0 at its rearward end, to whichis firmly fixed a strap-spring 0, adapted to bear against the stem 1),so as to hold the jaw C closely against the bar B.

The handle, which comprises the essential element of my invention,consists of a strip of elastic metal, and may be firmly fixed at ato theend of the stem'b, its arms A A being folded along the sides thereofanda short distance from said stem and being curved to a convenientshape to grasp, and also at their loose ends curved so that the arm Abears upon the arm 0 at a and the arm A bears against the stem 1) at aSaid arms A'and A should be slightlyforked, as shown in Fig. 2, at theirloose ends to properly engage with the arm 0 and stem b, respectively;or, if desired, they may be provided with an eye to loosely receive saidparts, as shown in'Fig. 3; or the handle may be integral with the stem12 and have only one end free for the 1 lift the jaw C, it beingunnecessary .strip of metal purpose of bearing on the arm 0, as shown inFi 5.

If made of an elastic metal, the handle may be so constructed that itsarms will spring from the parts against which they bear at their looseends, so that except while actually in use heat is conducted to thehandle from the bar B only through the stem 1) by means of itsconnection at d. Then in the hand of the OpGIflllOl'flZhG points ofcontact between the loose ends of the arms A and A and the parts againstwhich they bear are so slight that practically no heat is transmittedtherethrough to the handle.

A somewhat different form of my handle is shown in Fig. 5, in which thestem 1) is bent and flattened for a portion of its length to form thehandle.

By connecting the arms 0 and A in any suitable manner the spring 0' maybe dispensed with.

Pressure upon the arm A of the handle will for the thumb to find the arm0.

It will be seen that my improved handle is equally valuable in itsapplication to heating irons for other purposes.

I am aware that the heating-bar and retaining-jaw herein shown anddescribed are not new, and do not broadly claim them.

What I do claim as my invention is 1. In acurling-iron, the combinationof the heating-bar and its stem, with a handle consisting of a singlepiece of metal fixed to the end of said stem and having its ends freeand folded along the sides of said stem, substantially as described. e

2. In combination with an implement adapted to be heated and providedwith a handle supporting stem, a handle formed of a single rigidlysecured to the end of said stem and folded along the sides thereof, andso curved as to have a bearing contact only at its ends, substantiallyas described.

3. In combination with an implement adapted to be heated and providedwith a handlesupporting stem, a handle formed of a single strip ofelastic metal rigidly secured to the end of said stem and folded alongthe sides and so curved as to have a bearing only at its I ends andadapted to spring away from said bearings when not under pressure.

4. In a curling-iron, the combination, with a single strip of elasticmetal rigidly secured 10 the bar B, and the retainingjaw 0, having theto one end of the heating-bar and folded to obliquely-extended arm 0 andcontrolled by form an arm adapted to open the retainingthe spring 0, ofthe stem 1) and handle A A, jaw, as set forth.

5 substantially as and for the purposes de- EDWARD F ANGELL scribed.

5. In a curling-iron, the combination of a \Vitnesses: heating-barhaving a retaining-jaw pivoted F. BoWLEs, thereto and provided with ahandle formed of I F. M. HUNTER.

